[UX] Allow to navigate from direct link to homepage

[KaKi87]

Hello,

When clicking on a direct Reddit link (e.g. : Google search result, social media post, etc.), it is possible to navigate to the subreddit but not to the homepage.

Therefore I would like to suggest repurposing the top-left "back" button for going "up", aka from post to subreddit then from subreddit to homepage.

Meanwhile, Android's native "back" navigation would continue to work as always.

Thanks

[Docile-Alligator]

Nice suggestion!

[KaKi87]

Hello, any news on this ? Thanks !

[Wladefant]

Hey @KaKi87 so you mean if i open a post from my feed and then tap on the back button it should open the subreddit and then the homepage, and if i tap on the android back button it should perform the last action (last post...)?

[KaKi87]

i open a post from my feed and then tap on the back button it should open the subreddit and then the homepage

Yes, more specifically : feed -> post -> [UP] -> subreddit -> [UP] -> feed

i tap on the android back button it should perform the last action (last post...)

No : feed -> [BACK] -> subreddit -> [BACK] -> post -> [BACK] -> feed

(i.e. the opposite of the previous part)

If you're curious, the OctoDroid GitHub client app works exactly like I'm describing.